Big Thunder's Wild History, Tron’s Queue Overhaul, and Universal’s Next Big Attraction (Ep. 496)

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Leisure, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.8 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Disney Dish, Jim Hill and Len Testa bring you the latest Disney theme park news, dive into listener questions, and share some fascinating theme park history. Tune in for an entertaining and informative discussion featuring: The History of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: Learn how this beloved attraction evolved from the original Mine Train Through Nature’s Wonderland. Disney’s Tron Lightcycle Run Update: Why Disney is replacing the virtual queue with a traditional standby line and what it means for other park attractions. Universal Studios’ New How to Train Your Dragon Attraction?: Jim and Len break down a new survey hinting at a potential addition to Universal’s Epic Universe or Hollywood park. Listener Questions: A lively discussion on Disney’s attraction changes, including the high-cost failures like Galactic Starcruiser. Nostalgia in Disney Parks: Are Magic Kingdom’s attractions too geared toward older generations, or is there something for everyone? Join Jim and Len for a fun mix of history, humor, and theme park insights! Show Notes can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to another edition of the Disney dish podcast with Jim Hill. It's me,
0:04.2	Lantesta, and this is our show for the week of Spersday, September 9,
0:07.7	2024. On the show today, News, and in listener questions, we prove Einstein's static universe theory wrong
0:14.9	without resorting to gimmicks like intergalactic redshift and a new
0:19.0	universal survey obsessed with dragons then in main segment, Jim continues the history of
0:24.3	Disney's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Let's get started by bringing in the man who
0:28.4	knows that ibuprofen comes in two shapes, hot dogs and hamburgers.
0:32.3	It's Mr. Jim. Jim, how's it going?
0:34.0	Look, there's a reason they call it comfort food, okay?
0:38.0	Exactly.
0:40.0	Look, some of us self-medicate by opening the refrigerator. That's why whenever I feel stressed,
0:44.8	I just follow the advice of the Golden Girls and go eat a slice of cheesecake.
0:49.1	Oh, speaking of cheese. No, I know.
0:54.0	I know.
0:55.0	Berciswell B. M. D.
0:56.0	Yeah, exactly.
0:57.0	Surgeon General Sophia Petrolo.
0:58.0	But, now, speaking of which, Hyperion Avenue, that's one of Disney's publishing arms,
1:04.4	will be publishing the first novel in their all-new
1:08.5	Golden Girls' Cozy Mystery Series next year, by the way, on April 25, 2025,
1:15.0	and what's the title of the book,
1:17.0	Len?
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